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References:

2007 SEER Manual, 185, 187

Question:

Radiation Therapy: Would tomotherapy, described as targeted IMRT, be coded as external beam?

Discussion:

Answer:

Code tomotherapy as 1 [Beam radiation].

Tomotherapy is external beam radiation therapy. It is a type of IMRT. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is an advanced mode of high-precision radiotherapy that utilizes computer-controlled x-ray accelerators to deliver radiation. Tomotherapy is a CT image guided IMRT.

Cancer Site Category:

N/A

Data Item Category:

Radiation Therapy

Other Category:

N/A

Year:

2009